.. vālmīki rāmāyaṇa - uttarakāṇḍa ..

sarga - 49

dṛṣṭvā tu maithilīṃ sītāmāśramaṃ saṃraveśitām .
santāpamakarodghoraṃ lakṣmaṇo dīnacetanaḥ .. 1..

abravīcca mahātejāḥ sumantraṃ mantrasārathim .
sītāsantāpajaṃ duḥkhaṃ paśya rāmasya dhīmataḥ .. 2..

ato duḥkhataraṃ kiṃ nu rāghavasya bhaviṣyati .
patnīṃ śuddhasamācārāṃ visṛjya janakātmajām .. 3..

vyaktaṃ daivādahaṃ manye rāghavasya vinā bhavam .
vaidehyā sārathe sārdhaṃ daivaṃ hi duratikramam .. 4..

yo hi devānsagandharvānasurānsaha rākṣasaiḥ .
nihanyādrāghavaḥ kruddhaḥ sa daivamanuvartate .. 5..

purā mama piturvākyairdaṇḍake vijane vane .
uṣito navavarṣāṇi pañca caiva sudāruṇe .. 6..

tato duḥkhataraṃ bhūyaḥ sītāyā vipravāsanam .
paurāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā nṛśaṃsaṃ pratibhāti me .. 7..

ko nu dharmāśrayaḥ sūta karmaṇyasminyaśohare .
maithilīṃ prati samprāptaḥ paurairhīnārthavādibhiḥ .. 8..

etā bahuvidhā vācaḥ śrutvā lakṣmaṇabhāṣitāḥ .
sumantraḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā vākyametaduvāca ha .. 9..

na santāpastvayā kāryaḥ saumitre maithilīṃ prati .
dṛṣṭametatpurā vipraiḥ pituste lakṣmaṇāgrataḥ .. 10..

bhaviṣyati dṛḍhaṃ rāmo duḥkhaprāyo.alpasukhyavān .
tvāṃ caiva maithilīṃ caiva śatrughnabharatau tathā .
santyajiṣyati dharmātmā kālena mahatā mahān .. 11..

na tvidaṃ tvayi vaktavyaṃ saumitre bharate.api vā .
rājñā vo.avyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ durvāsā yaduvāca ha .. 12..

mahārājasamīpe ca mama caiva nararṣabha .
ṛṣiṇā vyāhṛtaṃ vākyaṃ vasiṣṭhasya ca saṃnidhau .. 13..

ṛṣestu vacanaṃ śrutvā māmāha puruṣarṣabhaḥ .
sūta na kva cidevaṃ te vaktavyaṃ janasaṃnidhau .. 14..

tasyāhaṃ lokapālasya vākyaṃ tatsusamāhitaḥ .
naiva jātvanṛtaṃ kuryāmiti me saumya darśanam .. 15..

sarvathā nāstyavaktavyaṃ mayā saumya tavāgrataḥ .
yadi te śravaṇe śraddhā śrūyatāṃ raghunandana .. 16..

yadyapyahaṃ narendreṇa rahasyaṃ śrāvitaḥ purā .
taccāpyudāhariṣyāmi daivaṃ hi duratikramam .. 17..

tacchrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasya gambhīrārthapadaṃ mahat .
tathyaṃ brūhīti saumitriḥ sūtaṃ vākyamathābravīt .. 18..




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